Molten-glass-feeding mechanism



May 10, 1927 w 1,628,238

E. T. FERNGREN MOLTEN GLASS FEEDING MECHANISM Fil d F b 23, 1912 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 27100163151" Z p/ ETzw rem May 10, 1927.

E. T. FERNGREN MOLTEN GLASS FEEDING MECHANISM Fi fip 25, 1912 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Pat ehted May '10, 1927.

ENOCH '1. FERNGBEN, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO.

MOLTEN-GLASS-FEEDiNG MECHANISM.

Application filed February 23, 1912. Serial No. 679,236.

This invention relates to molten glass feeding mechanism and more especially to mechanism of that character in which a fluid under pressure is utilized to effect thedischarge of molten glass from a crucible into a mold, and my object is to produce mechanism of this character whereby the issuance of the molten glass from the crucible spout is continued, while being retarded or limited at the intervals between discharges from the crucible into the molds,

- for the purpose of keeping the glass in motion' and thereby insuring an operative condition and fiow of the molten glass when charging the molds. With this general object in view and others of a secondary character, the invenftion consists in certain novel and peculiar features. of constructlon and organization 20 order that it may be as hereinaftendescribed and claimed; and in fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying draw ings, in whichj Figure 1, isja top plan view of a molten glass feeding mechanism embodying my invention.

Figure 2, is a centralvertical section of the same.

Figure 3, is a section on dotted line III of Figure 2.

Figure 4, is a plan view of a. lever and cam movable therewith forming part of the mechanism.

Figure 5 1S aldetail perspective view of a three-way. valve forming a part of the invention.

Figure .6, ajsection on line VIVI of Figure 1.

In the said drawings, 1 is a part of a glass furnace, 2 is a tube extending downwardly and outwardly from the furnace in the plane of the level of the glass, and 3 is a crucible into which said tube leads.

At the receiving end of the tube, the furnace wall is'provided with an opening 4., wherein is pivotally mounted, a check valve 5, which when closed rests against a shoulder 6: 7 is a casing completely enclosing the crucible and neck 2, and spaced there from to provide a chamber 8,-surrounding the crucible for the purpose of heating the same and the glass which stands normally in the crucible at the same level as in the furnace. and said casing is provided with one or more openings 9 at its crucible is provided above the glass level the hollow shaft and resting carries a pawl 32, engaging Rigidlyv secured on shaft 15 is a wheel lower end. The

with 'a passage 10, and at its lower end is provided with a discharge spout 11, upon which spout a flame from burners projecting into openings 9 shall impinge for the purpose ofheating chamber 8, and superieating the spout 11.

At its bottofn the crucible is provided with p a plate 13, and the casing is enclosed by a shell 14, to guard against crumbling of the crucible and easing should the same be of material liable to crumble or to injury through the impact thereon of any hard objectl l4 is'a stand, and socketed at its lower end in said stand and adapted to turn there- 4 on is a hollow shaft 15 provided at its upper end with a step-shaped partition 16, and at opposite sides of said partition with discharge apertures 17 and receiving apertures,

18, for a purpose which hereinafter appears. Rlgidly secured on the shaft and resting on said standis a gear wheel 19 meshing with the internal-toothed gear wheel 20, provided with a peripheral flan carried by .the stand, andadditionally supe 21, adapted to be supported upon an anti-friction roll 22, v

ported in any suitable manner, and secured Y I on said flange 21 at equal distances from each other is a plurality of hangers 23, one only appearing, and each hanger constitutes a support for a mold as indicated by dotted lines 24, the parts being so proportioned and arranged that with 1 each intermittent movement of the gear 20, as hereinafter appears, a mold will be disposed vertically below the spout 11 of the crucible.

19 and provided with teeth corresponding in number to the hangers 23, and 26 ,is a lever provided with a hub 27 journaled on 25. .At its heel end the lever is provided with a cam groove consisting of a short central portion 28 extending substantially concentrically of the axis of the lever and outwardly diverging portions 29 and 30, the receiving end of portion 29 terminating in a flaring mouth 31, for a purpose which hereinafter appears.

25 is a ratchet wheel rigid with gear wheel on ratchet wheelv At its opposite end the lever pivotally the ratchet wheel 33, consisting of an inner segment portion 34, comprising a hub, spokes radiating therefrom and cross pieces connecting the s okes,

and an outer hollow mm 35, provide with pin for engagement once a channel 36 in its upper side having radial ribs 53 and with a being given a V or knife-edge shape as at 38, for a purpose which hereinafter appears.

The spokes of the wheel are provided with bores or passages 39, a number of which establish communication between the hollow rim and the discharge openings 17 of shaft 15, and the remainder between. the hollow rim and the receiving openings 18 of said shaft, for a purpose which hereinafter appears.

The wheel is also provided with openings 40, and guideways 41, in radial alinement with the ports 37, and the guide-ways 41 are bridged by keepers 42 secured to the ,Wheel. Fitting slidingly in the alined guideways and openings and retained in the former by the keepers are reciprocatory cutoffs 43, which normally close the upper ends of the ports 37. Each of said cut-oil's in closing, cooperates with the companion knife edge 38 in cleanly cutting abody of molten glass passing from the crucible spout through the port, as hereinafter more particularly referred to, and each cut off is provided at its inner end with a depending pin 44, which is adapted once in each revolution of the wheel, to pass through the cam groove of the lever 26, for the purpose of opening and closing the cut-off. Each cut-ofi' is also provided with a depending in each revolution, with a cam groove 46 of the handle 47 of a three-way valve 48, controlling a pipe 49 communicating at its upper end with a passage 10, of the crucible, the arrangement being such that the pin of the cut-off vertically below the spout of the crucible shall enter the cam groove 46 and under the opening movement imparted to the cutoff by the portion 29 of the cam groove of lever 26, shall operate said valve and permit air or other proper fluid under pressure to pass through pipe 49 to passage 10 into the crucible for the purpose of forcing glass therefrom through the spout, and the alined or uncovered port into the mold below the same, the parts being so proportioned that the cut-off is almost completely opened before the air is enabled to pass through the valve in order to prevent the ejection of the glass under the pressure imposed thereon by the air from accumulating in any material quantity on the outer end of the cut off.

After each discharge of glass from the crucible spout, the pocketed entrance to the port in the conveyor wheel is more or less covered with glass, which is integral with the projected rod of glass reaching from the spout to the mold, and by means of the cutoff the said rod is severed at a point away from the end of said spout, without producing any chilling effect upon the glass in the spout, thus obviating the chilling effect attending cutoff means operating close to the edge of the spout.

In cutting across the port opening, the induced movement of the glass rod from the spout is arrested, and a bottom is afforded to the port pocket which will support the severed end of the glass issuing from the spout, thereby momentarily retarding the gravityflow, previous to further movement of the wheel for conveyor purposes. The continued retarding of the gravity flow, between successive positioning of the ports in register with the spout, is afforded by the proximity of the moving carrier surface beneath the spout; the serrations acting. to insure a positive carrying off of the glass during this movement of the carrier.

Although the conveyor wheel is illustrated in Figure 2, as having the edges of the serrations positioned close to the spout end, it Will be found advisable at times, to have more or less space there between to adapt the device to the conditions of flow manifested by the glass as it issues from the crucible spout. This spacing, in conjunction with the speed of the carrier, between successive positioning of the ports as well as the fluidic consistency of the glasr, regulates and determines the ;amount of glass deposited upon the carrier surface.

The valve remains opened through the continued engagement of the pin of the cutoff with the cam gro0ve. 46, during the engagement of the pin 44 with the concentric portion 28 of the cam groove of the lever and is reclosed as the pin 44 travels outwardly in portion 30 of the cam groom of the lever, it being understood that most of the movement of the valve is on lap and hence it is opened quickly just before the pin 44 passes from the cam groove portion 29 into cam groove portion 28 and recloses almost instantly after the pin 44 enters cam groove portion 30.

For imparting intermittent movement to the wheel, a link 50, is pivotally connected to the lever coincidentally with the connection of the latter and the pawl, the opposite end of said link being pivoted to the crank arm 51 of a suitably driven shaft 52. lVith each revolution of said shaft the pawl is advanced and retracted. In its advance movement it turns the wheel one step, that is to say, moves one port from under the spout and the next port under the spout of the crucible. On its opposite movement, the pawl slips over a tooth and-into engagement with the following tooth of the ratchet wheel and during this resetting movement of the pawl the grooved portion of the lever Ill!) throu h engagement with the pin 44 of the cut-o of the port underlying the spout withdraws said cut-off and opens the valve 48 and recloses said valve and readvances the cut-oil as hereinbefore explained. a The glass flows continuously from the spout of the crucible under the force of gravity and the wheel underlying the spout receives such glass and carries it away at a speed proportionate to its flow for the purpose of preventing a body of glass accumulating at the lower end of the spout and congealing to such an extent as to interfere with its roper flow from the crucible, it being un erstood that through this movement of the glass and the intermittent movement of the wheel, the glass -'will be spread out in the channel and co'ngeal almost instantlyfafter contact with the wheel. It will be further noted'that by providing the wheel with serrations or teeth it will obtain a grip on the molten glass issuing from the spout and thus more positively carry off the lower or congealing end of the stream, to the end that it shall have no tendency to cause the glass in the spout to congeal, which as hereinbefore explained is maintained atthe required temperature, ,by the impingement of the fiamefrom the burners on the spout. -v 5 In order to qulckly chill and congeal glass upon the wheel a water supply pipe 54 com municates at its discharge end-with the upper end of the hollow shaft, which water circulates outwardly through opening 17 and the spokes communicating therewith into the hollow rim, and

:40 thence through an opening 55 intota waste pipe 56 dependin from the stand '14. For the purpose of e ecting the removalof the scraping wheel 57 of steel or other suitable material is operate within the channel and is shown in Figures 1 and 2, said wheel being mounted on a suitably driven shaft58, suitably supported bearings59'. 50 As the operation of the various parts of the mechanism have been described in detail,

the general operation briefly,-is as follows; movement isimparted through any suitable means not shown, to shafts 52 and 58, the operation of the former through the connections described, imparting step by step movement to the conveyor wheel for the purpose of successively disposing the ports 'cut-ofi' reclosing such .charged bywaste pipe 56, t

and effectually same level as that of the furnace.

from the latter' through the remainingspokes and openings 18, into the lower portion of said shaft and From; the 'above' description 1 disposed at a suitable point to' journaled in.

thereof vertically below the spout of the to effect the o ening and closing movement of the cut-off or the ort at that time below the crucible spout, t lie opening movement of such cut-oil opening the valve of thy air pipe, and the closing movement ofthe actions being repeated indefinitely, it being noted that the intermittent rotation of the; conveyor wheel is transmitted to the mold carrying wheel through the intermeshed re- 3 lation existing between gear wheel 19 and said mold-carrying wheel, and that during the entire operation. of the "mechanism the conveyor wheel is maintained ata com'paratively low temperature through'the circulas P tion of water supplied by pipe 54 and dis-E 1e waste glass Iv which congeals upon the conveyor wheel being scraped therefrom by the wheel" 57.

mounted on the continuously driven shaft It will be observed, as the level of the glass in the crucible is the sameas that in the furnace as indicated by the dotted line,

Figure 2, that the supply .of glass in the. l" crucible is replenished automatically after each discharge, that is to say,a's the level of the glass in the crucible falls through the ejection of a quantity of it, by the pressure of air, introduced through" pipe 49, the valve 5closes against shoulder 6, and after such pressure 1s removed, said'valve swings open under thepressure of the glass fronrtlie furnace; and remains open until theglass inthe crucible has attained the I 't'will be, apparent that'I have-produced a molten glass feeding mechanism embodying the features of ,advantage'enumerated as desirable 105 and Iwish it to be understood that while I have illustrated and described-the preferred chilled glass from the channel an abrasion or embodiment of .the s'ame, I do not desire to be restricted to theex'act details of constructionshown. and described as obviousmoditications-within the scope of the appended in the. art.'

Iclaimi v 1. The combination of a crucible for discharging molten glass and a conveyorhaving ports through which-glass from the crucible is adapted to pass; said conveyor having its surface between consecutive ports and adjacent the crucible roughened to insure. the carrying oll of vthe glass which issues from the crucible and does not enter the said port.

i 2. The combination of a crucible for discharging molten glass, and a conveyor havmg ports, through which glass. from the crucible'is'adapted to pass,'said conveyor having its surface between consecutive ports and adjacentto the crucible roughened to,

insure the carrying'ofi of the glass, which valve, the described I 7 bination the crucible,

issues from the crucible and does not enter the said ports, and abrasion means for removing glass deposited upon the roughened surface of said conveyor.

3. In a glass operating machine, the comwith a downwardly-discharging crucible, of a conveyor, adjacent to and underlying said crucible, means on said convcyor, near said crucible, forming a relativelylong and narrow recess, positioned to receive glass from said crucible and to hold said glass on said conveyor during a transverse movement of said conveyor beneath said crucible, said recess having a port. adapted to pass glass therethrough, flowing from said crucible and means on said conveyor adapted to traverse said port and -to sever a stream of glass passing therethrough from said crucible.

4. In a glass operating machine, the combination with a downwardly-discharging crucible, of a conveyor, adjacent to and underlying said crucible, said conveyor being provided with a relatively long and narrow recess, positioned to receive glass from said crucible, there being a port passing through said conveyor communicating with said reccss, a cut-off member adapted to traverse said port and to sever glass passing therethrough and means for reciprocating said cut-off member, adapting said member to sever glass on one stroke and to open said' port on the reverse stroke.

5. The combination with a downwardlydischarging crucible, of a conveyor positioned to travel across the vertical line of flow of molten glass discharged from said crucible, and having the plane of its path of travel transverse to said vertical line of flow, said conveyor having a port adapted to pass molten glass discharged from said crucible, a cut-off member adapted to sever glass passing through said port and to normally close said port when out of registration with the fiow of glass from said crucible means for moving the conveyor to position said port in registration with said line of flow, and means for reciprocating the said cut-off member.

6. The combination with a downwardlydischarging crucible, of a conveyor positioned to receive and carry glass, discharged from said crucible.- in a path whose plane is transverse to the line of flow of glass from said crucible, said conveyor having a port positioned thereon to be registered with the sid line of flow. a cut-off member adapted to sever glass flowing through said port, means for reciprocating said member and means adapted to intermittently position a mold to receive glass passing through said port.

7. The combination of a downwardly-discharging crucible, a device having a ort through which molten glass can pass fi om a cut-off on said device adapted to traverse said port, means for moving the device to dispose the port and cut-off opposite the discharge point of the crucible, means for withdrawing and readvancing said cut-01f during the registration of said port with the said point of discharge, an intern'iittently movable means adapted to dispose a mold in position to receive the glass which passes through said port, .and means to subject the glass in the crucible to pressure to facilitate the discharge through the open end of the crucible while the cutoil is withdrawn.

8. The combination of a molten glass re ceptaele having a discharge opening, a retary member positioned below said opening and having. a series of ports for receiving molten glass from said opening, means for intermittently rotating said member to register said ports successively with said open ing, a cut-off provided for each port, positioned on said member and adapted for normally closing each of said ports while said member is rotating, means acting automatically to operate the cut'ofi' of each port to open the same during the registration of said port with saidopening, and coinpressed-air means operating automatically in time relation with said cut off to force a charge of glass through said discharge opening when said port is open. 9. The combination of a molten glass recepta-cle having a discharge opening, a retary member positioned below said opening and having a series of ports for receiving molten glass from intermittently rotating said member to register said ports successively with said opening, a cut-off provided for each port, positioned on said member and adapted for normally closing each of said ports while said member is rotating, means for supplying fluid under pressure tosaid receptacle and provided with a valve for controlling the same, and means actuated by and in time relation with said cut oil and the retating means for operating the cut-off of each port asregistered to open the port when said member is stationary and simultaneously operating said valve for allowing a charge of glass to be forced through said discharge opening.

10. The combination with a crucible having a downwardly-extending discharge spout, of a conveyor underlying said spout, provided with a channel in its upper side and a series of ports leading downward from said channel, means for imparting intermittent movement to the conveyor to suecessively dispose its ports under said spout, means for supplying fluid under pressure to the crucible, a valvecontrolling said means, a cut-off for each port carried by the conveyor, means for openingeach cut-off as it attains a position below the spout and for said opening, means for I Ulj ,veyor ing and the closing movements ofthe cut-off respectively efl'ect opening and closing movements of said valve, and means for disposing and holding a mold under the conand in line with a spout of the crucible and the alined port of the conveyor and moving said mold out of alinement with the said spout as the conveyor moves to withdraw said port and dispose another port below the spout of the crucible.

11. In a glass feeding mechanism, a conduit having a heated discharge outlet,- a

member having a port-opening and a surface recess communicating with said opening and adapted to receive a flowing stream I of glass from said outlet, a shearing device adapted for cutting across said port-opening and to normally close the same, a mold, means for positioning said member to align said port-opening in spaced relation with said outlet, means for positioning said mold in receiving relation with said port opening and said outlet, means for withdrawing said device to open said the passage of glass from said outlet into said mold and to re-advance said device to close said opening and to sever the glass between said outlet and said mold.

12. In a" glass feeding mechanism, the

combination with a molten glass sup )ly re- 1ceptacle,hav1ng a discharge outlet, forcing means for intermittently projecting molten glass throughisaid outlet, a plurality of-receiving means, means for positioning each of said receiving means in successive registration below said outlet, pending the operation of said forcing means, a-travcling ing its registration other means and to su below sai vious'to member ositioned between said outlet and provided with a ports transversely disposed to successive registration with said outlet in spaced relation thereto and said receiving means, pendingthe forcible projection of molten glass from said supply receptacle,

means for operating the traveling member,

closure means co-operating with .said ports to successively open and close each port durwith said outlet and the receiving means, positioned 'there below and for actuating said closure means, whereby -a port in register with said outlet is openedfor the free passage of the forcibly projected glass into said receiving means andi's closed upon the termination of the action of said forcing means, to sever the projected glass extending through said ort ort the art thereof exten ing outlet an above said port, prethe registr'ationofsuccessive ports and-receiving means, with said outlet.

. .13. In a glass feeding mechanism, a.

molten glass passage having a discharge outport opening to permit,

a said pressure let, a member having a port, said port being I aligned in spaced relation with said outlet a shearing device co-operating with said port and adapted to open and close said port, whereby glass passing from said outlet, through said port, is severed and the further passage of glass from said outlet is retarded. 7

14. In a glass feeding mechanism, a passage for molten glass, said passage having a discharge outlet, a member below said outlet said member having a port-opening and being positioned to bring said port-opening in alignment with said outlet, a shearing device cooperating with said port-opening, means for actuating said shearing device to open and close said port-opening, shearing device, when opened, permittin the passage of molten g ass through sai port-opening and in closing acting to shear the said said glass and, to form a pocketed extension to said outlet, whereby the movement of said molten" glass, extending from said outlet, is arrested by said pocketed extension.

15. In a glass feeding mechanism, the combination with a furnace, of a reservoir, a a

conduit connecting said reservoir with said furnace, adapted to convey molten glass therefrom, said conduit entering said reservoir below the normal operative levels of molten glass in said reservoir, sai reservoir having a discharge outlet, pressure means for exertmg pressure upon said molten glass let, a member positioned between said outlet and said receptacle, said member havmg a-port and being positioned to have said port in registration with said outlet, means for moving said member, a traversing means adapted to eclipse said port to open or close the same, a plurality of serrations on said member ositioned adjacentto said outlet and adjoining said port, said serrations being adapted to receive and hold glass thereon flowing from said outlet during the movement of said member, occurring at the interval between consecutively forced discharges of bringing. said port in and out of re 'stration with said outlet, means connecte with adapted to c o -ordinate the action of said pressure means the registration of said port with said out- 'let, means for cooling said member, means for. positioning said receiving -means in alignment, with .said outlet during the registration." of said member therewith, and

means for cleaning glass from said serrations.

means and said member,

lass from said outlet-and when with said member during a I I 16. In mechanism of the class describing the combination with the furnace for supplying molten glass, of a chamber connected with said furnace, said chamber having a discharge outlet, means for exerting pressure upon molten glass held in said chamber to cause the forcible ejection of molten glass from said outlet, a conveyor wheel having a circumferential channel, reg-' istered with said outlet and adapted to receive and carry away the unassisted gravity flow of glass from said outlet, a plurality of serrations spaced in said channel, said wheel being positioned to have said channel beneath said outlet, a plurality of ports spaced in said channel, said ports being positioned to register with said outlet upon the turning of said wheel, a cut-off on said wheel, adapted for radial reciprocation across each of said ports, and also adapted for shearing glass passing through said port andto form a closure to said port, for supporting the glass above, a cam member on said wheel adapted to oscillate each of said cut-ofi's, means to co-ordinate the action of said cam member with that of said means for exerting pressure during the registration of said port with said outlet, means for positioning a glass receiving receptacle below said outlet and maintaining said receptacle thereat during the registration of a port with said outlet, and means for cooling said channel of said wheel.

17. In a device of the character described, the combination of means for causing a constant stream of glass-metal, comprising a glass-metal delivering part, a series of moulds adapted to be successively placed in glass-metal receiving position, directly under said glass-metal delivering part, and means interposed between said glass-metal delivering part, and said series of moulds comprising a glass-metal passage, the entire wall of which is spaced from said stream during passage by gravity from said glass delivering partinto the mould in glassmetal receiving position, and comprising a part directing the glass-metal to a pointout of range of all the moulds for directing contacted glass-metal away from all moulds.

18. In a device of the character described, the combination of a series of moulds, a glass delivering part for delivering a constant stream of glass-metal by gravity, means for automatically, successively placing said respective moulds under said glass-metal delivering part in glass-metal receiving position and a glass-metal control for cutting 011' said stream and diverting the same away from all of said moulds for avoiding the passage thereof into any mould of said series of moulds.

19. The combination with a receptacle to contain a supply of molten glass, of a discharging medium into which the glass flows from said receptacle and from which the glass flows continuously, means to-give periodic impulses to the glass passing through said medium, and means operating in synchronism with said impulses to periodically saver unformed masses from the flowing g ass.

20. The combination with a furnace for molten glass having a discharge orifice adjacent the level of the glass through which the glass is discharged, a passageway along which the glass flows from said orifice and from which passageway the glass is continuously discharged, means for causing a pulsatory movement of the glass along said passageway, and means operating in synchronism with the pulsations of the glass to periodically sever unformed masses from the flowing glass.

21. The combination with a furnace for molten glass having a discharge orifice adjacent the level of the glass through which the glass is discharged, a passageway along which the glass flows from said orifice and from which passageway the glass is continuously discharged, means-for causing a pulsatory movement of the glass along said passageway, means operating in synchronism with the pulsations ofthe glass to peri odically sever unformed masses from the flowing glass, and means to heat the glass during its passage through said passageway.

22. The combination with'a receptacle to contain molten-glass, of a. discharging medium providing a laterally extending surface or channel adjacent the level of the glass along which the discharging glass is impelled, and terminating in an orifice through which the lass is continuously discharged downwardly, and means to give periodic impulses to the glass passing through said medium.

23. The combination with a receptacle to contain molten glass, of a discharging medium providing a laterally extending surface or channel adjacent the level of the glass along which the discharging glass is impelled, and terminating in an orifice through which the glass is continuously discharged downwardly, means to give periodic impulses to the glass passing through said medium, and means operating in synchronism with said impulses to periodically sever the descending column of glass at a point below and adjacent to the discharge orifice.

24. The combination with a receptacle to contain molten glass, of a discharging medium providing a laterally extending surface or, channel adjacent the level of the glass alon which the discharging glass is impelle and terminating in an orifice through which glass is continuously discharged downwardly, means to give periodic impulses to the glass passing through. said medium, means operating in synchronism with said impulses to periodically sever the descending column of glass at a point below and adjacent to the discharge orifice, said discharging medium being in the form of a chamber through which the glass passes, and heating means by which said chamber is kept at a high temperature.

The combination wit-h a receptacle for supplying molten glass, of a discharge part mold charges from the delivering glass, and

.- dium' to amplify the discharge,

operating in synchronism with said immomentarily cause sivedeparture from glass severing position amount and speed of discharging flow of a series of glass'niolding receptacles adapted to he successively'brought into position to receive the severed charges.

26. 'A furnace discharge part for discharg ing a How of glass continuously, a carrying mechanism operative outside of the part and carrying shearing means adapted to be intermittently advanced from a lateral position that is spaced from the flowing glass to sever mold charges from the flow at a point adjacent but spaced from the discharge end of the furnace part, means to the consecutive progresof the severing meansafter each severing and the arrival at such position of said means before each severing of the mold charge, and other means automatically controlled by the movements of the respective means and mechanism .for increasing the;%

0 glass, periodically, before the severance of said mold charges by the shearing means and for causing successive advances of quantities of molten glass from the furnace into the discharge part. j I t.

.27. The combination with'a receptacle to contain molten glass, of a discharge medium provided with .a downwardly extending channel adjacent the: level 'of the glass along which pelled-and delivered downwardly, of means the discharging glass is im to give periodic transitional impulses of motion to the glass passing through said meand 'means pulses-to periodically sever complete mold of means operatii'ig in syn charges from such discharge of glass at a point below, adjacent and spaced from the discharge medium.

28. The method of feeding glass to molds,

which consists in flowing glass from a melting tank into a receptacle, heating said receptacle and accumulating glass therein, pro viding a circulation of fresh and liquid glass through a discharge opening in the bottom of the receptacle, increasing the volume discharge of the continuously issuing glass by the application of pressure upon the glass in the receptacle and forcing a quick .ejection in a mass form of a quantity of glass from the discharge opening thereof, severing off the ejecting mass at the termination of .the pressure action and depositing the mass of glass in a mold, removingthe continuously flowing glass issuing from the discharge opening in a direction different from that of the ejected glass, andv terminating such removal during-the pressure action and forced ejection of glass from the discharge opening. g

29. The methodv of providing an instantaneous quantity charge of glass for molds, which consists in flowing glass from the uppcrlevels in a melting tank along a conduit leading diagonally downward and terminating in a cylindrical open ended and vertically disposed outlet, flowing said glass into said outlet, intermittently applying and communicating fluid pressure to the glass n said outlet and pro ecting a rounded mass of glass therefrom, tixingtlie dimensions of .the projectingglass by the diameter of the outlet opening and the durationand magnitude of the pressure action applied to the glass in said outlet, simultaneously terminating the pressure action and the projection ofglass from the outlet by the operation of transverse shearing instrumentality across the projecting mass of glass and receiving the severed off quantity of glass within the confines of a mold.

30. In a glass manufacturing the method iio which consists in advancing molten glass through a heated passage, flowing the glass from said passage, and dividing the same alternatively into vertically descending mold charges and transversely moving discarded portions. j

31. The method of obtaining mold charges, which consistsin etiecting a variable constant forwarding of molten glass from a heated outlet Epart in a manner: to inter-c mittently'produc'e an outflow of glass outside of said part that is entirely free and unsupported, and forming successive detached freely falling mold charges from such outflow in conformity with the periodic forwarding thereof an at a point outside of' the outlet that is spaced therefrom.

32. In glass manufacturing, the method which consists in intermittently emitting a voluminous freely vertically descending discharge of fluent glass from a flow spout, successively associating shearing means with said glass while in transit beyond said spout and cutting off quantities therefrom-with out previously affording under support for said quantities with said shearing means, receiving each cut-off quantity in a mold that is awaiting the same, and periodically in between such emitting of glass, and immediately after each cutting thereof effecting a limited discharging movement of glass in said spout and delivering heat. to the glass that is insaid spout.

33. The method in glass manufacture, which consists in periodically passing a quantity of molten glass that is sutlicient for a mold charge from a body of glass that is in constant motion through a reservoir, heating the glass where it is passing out from said reservoir, forming detached integral mold charges from said glass while passing outside of the reservoir and enforcing a condition the glass that is so 34. The process 0 from a glass melting tank comprising pass ing the glass in a continuous stream from the tank to a discharge orifice below the level of the glass in the tank without contacting-the interior of the stream with any foreign substance. allowing. a continuous discharge of periodically increasing and dcassing.

creasing velocity from the orifice, and scver- Y ing a mold charge. from the glass issuing during each period of increased discharge.

35. In glass manufacture, the process comprising passing glass from a melting tank in a continuous stream to a discharge orifice below the level of the glass in the tank without contacting the interior of the stream with any foreign substance, presenting reapplication of expelling of consistent fluidity upon obtaining mold charges ceptacles successively at spaced intervals to the orifice, allowing unrestricted discharge of glass into each receptacle as presented, and allowing a restrained discharge continuously between presentations of receptacles.

36. The method which consists in cansing molten glass to issue from a source of supply, periodically cutting otl' mold charges from the issuing glass with cutting devices, andcausing after each cutting operation, a continued issuance of glass and movement of the issuing'glass and the same general direction.

37. In the forming of molten glass into mold charges, the method which consists in causing a continuous How of glass through a flow spout and increasing the rate of glass discharge through the flow spout by the force to the glass therein after a mold is disposed therebeneath and causing a sustained progressively increased glass discharge from the spout, in cutting oti' the glass thus accumulated beneath the spout, and in arresting the opration of the expelling force prior to the completed cutting action.

38; In the forming of molten glass into mold charges. the method which consists in causing a continuous downward flow of molten glass through a discharge orifice and applying ejecting force to the glass which is in discharging transit through the orifice and thereby causing the glass in transit to move out from the orifice at a speedier ratio than the prior glass discharge therefrom, in forming a projecting body of molten glass beneath the orifice by this method of discharging, and severing this body to form the mold charge.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ENOCH 'l. FERN GREN.

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